Abaca

Abacá ( ah-bə-KAH; Filipino: Abaka [ɐbɐˈka]), binomial name Musa textilis, is a species of banana native to the Philippines, grown as a commercial crop in the Philippines, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The plant, also known as Manila hemp, has great economic importance, being harvested for its fiber, also called Manila hemp, extracted from the leaf-stems. Abacá is also the traditional source of lustrous fiber hand-loomed into various indigenous textiles in the Philippines like t'nalak, as well as colonial-era sheer luxury fabrics known as nipis. They are also the source of fibers for sinamay, a loosely woven stiff material used for …

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ULCC: Uniform Law Conference of Canada · 25 September 2023 Maltese

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CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 24 February 2022 English

This study collected experiences with and perceptions of virtual services and supports from people using virtual care for substance use, substance use disorders and concurrent disorders, and people who had …

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CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 24 February 2022 French

La présente étude a recueilli les expériences et les perceptions à l’égard des services et soutiens virtuels des personnes qui ont reçu des soins virtuels pour l’usage de substances, le …

accru aux SSV et la satisfaction générale des répondants au sondage concordent avec les constats d’autres études récentes (Abacas méthodes et des styles de communication virtuelle et des pratiques exemplaires pour la mise en œuvre et l’utilisation des SSV (Abacas soutiens virtuels en matière d’usage de substances ou de troubles concomitants pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 Bibliographie Abacas


CHA: Canadian Historical Association · 19 October 2021 English

Starting in the sixteenth century, Filipino men travelled to the Americas, first as seafarers in the Manila Galleon, a Spanish co- lonial link between its Philippine colony and Mexico, and …

for American industry, such as sug- ar, coconuts, abaca, timber, rubber, and pineapple. By encouraging a


OSM: On Spec · 1 February 2021 English

On Spec is a quarterly journal, published in Canada, featuring new works of the fantastic--science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism and the like.

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City of Ottawa, Ontario · 2021 English

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District of Saanich, British Columbia · 9 December 2020 English

The use of PPE, in particular face masks, and to a lesser extent gloves and face shields, has become widespread and a common tool used in preventing the spread of …

the public, including masks made from hemp,264 abaca tree fibre (a tree related to the banana),265 wood https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/08/face- masks-abaca-tree-banana-fibres-covid-plastic-waste/ (retrieved


ECW Press · 11 April 2017 English

Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization. Poised over this fourth transition, e-reader in one hand, …

then fills them with abacá fibre hydrated to a pale, glutinous liquid. Abacá is a kind of banana tree products such as diapers, coffee filters, and money. Abacá fibre is also a favourite of papermakers. Emily with the milky abacá. She works quickly now, drizzling the green lily- fibre into the abacá “stuff,” drawing drawing green swirls into the abacá with her fingers. “Now for the fun part,” she says. She grasps the


IRÉC: Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine · 11 April 2016 French

The activities that unfolded in the ensuing days, weeks, and months showed the intricate negotiation between the survivors of the disaster and the trustees who controlled the access to resources, …

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TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 9 July 2015 English

The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisations, editors or …

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